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The office products giant that owns a 16-acre Long Island site used by visionary inventor Nikola Tesla is trying to sell the property for $1.6 million, and promises to demolish the remaining buildings for potential buyers. But historians and scientists want the property and the century-old laboratory turned into a science museum, and they've launched a campaign to save the site, called Wardenclyffe. In addition to his laboratory, there was once a 187 feet tall tower, which Tesla used in early 1900s experiments to try to wirelessly transmit information and electricity. The Agfa Corporation has spent some $5 million cleaning up poisonous cadmium that had contaminated the site, and insists it can't afford not to sell the property. Marc Seifer, author of Wizard, a Tesla biography, tells the Times, "It’s hugely important to protect this site. He’s an icon. He stands for what humans are supposed to do — honor nature while using high technology to harness its powers." The online version of the Times article comes with a neat slideshow about Tesla and the site, and there's a lot more on The Tesla Wardenclyffe Project website.
Nikola Tesla's Long Island Lab Could Soon Be Razed, Forgotten
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Photos from inside:
http://www.lioddities.com/forums/index.php?topic=5735.0
It's edison and his cronies again. Somebody's got to do a movie Da Vinci Code style about how evil Thomas Edison was.
I hope they preserve it.
Is this where Tesla recorded "Five Man Acoustical Jam"?
All kidding aside, Tesla was an amazing individual, whose professional credibility was destroyed by Edison's smear campaigns. I'm not sure if preserving the entire lab is necessary, but there should be more awareness of Tesla's contributions to science. Maybe the Smithsonian would purchase parts of his lab?
After looking at the pictures, it's clear this place is a dump with no visible signs of anything having to do with Tesla. They should demolish it and promise to preserve any artifacts found. But seriously, it doesn't look like they will find anything having to do with Tesla of any significance.
There is nothing there left to "find". That's not the issue here. The building has been owned by AGFA for years. They are now looking to sell the property and that is why this issue has come up.
The building is its own "find". It was one of Tesla's laboratories, the only one still standing, and it was designed by Stanford White (Washington Square Arch)strictly for Tesla. Those in favor of preserving the building are hoping that it can be turned into a museum, dedicated to, as you say yourself, providing "more awareness of Tesla's contributions to science."
It's still a dump anyway you look at it. I doubt the money will be found to turn it into a museum. Where will the money come from?
I also doubt the money will turn up, but what I'm saying is, I hope it does.